Daily Republican., 1887-01-08
the New Jersey steal.

will bs two more Democrats In the
Uait.d States Senate, elected by the
Grosssst aud most eliminating kind OF
frauda, and II there were any way by
vh,ch the Senate could refuse them
Seats II should be exercised. We fully
referred to the Indiana case yesterday,
bat the case in New Jersey 10 no less
che boldest KIDD OF an attempt to steal
. United States Senator. IL 10 hoped
that there are enough honest Democrats
In the New Jersey Legislature Who love
justice and right more than Injustice,
aod Who viii defeat this outrageous A.
tempt to Annul the voice OF the people
at popular election.
The NsN Jersey Legislature meets Ut
Trenton mex. Tuesday. A full House
CONSISTS OF 81 members on joint ballot,
II being . majority sufi ,ient to elect
Q United States Senator. A political
division shows 80 Democratic, IS Re-
pubiioaus and 9 elected by the Knights
of Labor. There are two districts con-
tssted, which clearly would belong to
the X spublicaus with proper regard
70 honesty. II the Democrats succeed
In carrying their point In 6o,h these
districts. they will have the sum sisnt
Il votes with which to elect their can
dida.e to the Ses ate without the aid OF
the two Labor votes, but II they do not
they ex pect TO make such arrangements
by which they can avail themselves OF
these woes. Governor Albeit 10 the
most prominent candidate for the Sen
ate ON the Democratic side, and being
nnscrupulous he will stop at no means
20 secure himsslf the eff 70 be wants
o. the two contested districs one OF
them 10 In Mercar County. The Demo-
crat there had been awarded the eer-
n6 oate Of election. bat q recount OF the
vote SHOWED . tie. aud the Chief Justice
declared that there was no election. 1t
vas G Dverpor Abbett's plain duty the n
80 order ne Y election. but this he b ~
not done, as the district n Repu biicsn
and won elect 3 Republican member
~ an opportunity was given. IL the
Democrat who holds the certificate can
be induced to attend the Legislature be
will make one OF the votes necessary to
elect Governor Albeit, but It Is said he
L. one OF the honest kind OF Democrats
that are found In New Jersey, and will
not take advantage OF snch a self
Pslpable wrong and Injustice. IfGov-
ernor A Sbe,t Is ele ,ted by this IN an .
vote IL won d indeed seem proper that
he should be prevented from taking his
seat in the Senate.
Bat the other OF the two contested
seats is O district In Camden County,
and Is the most outrageous ard show
mp the boldest attempt ever made u
commit fraud and cheat q legally
elected representative out OF hts seat
Governor Aobett's friends were afraid
70 depend upon the two Dtuur votes,
aided even by the vote in the Mercer
District, to pull their can didate through.
They needed another TO mske 1t sure,
and they selec ed the district in Gam
den County as the most suitable from
which TO steal another member. A. tbs
election Hsines, the Rspu blican cApdi
date, was declared elected by as ma.
jority. Nobody a. that time evel
thought OF disputiug the count, and no
body ever questioned the election oil
HainsS. IL was only after It was found
that the election was close for member,
OF the Legislature and that A tibet
needed another vote tina. o de n and wa
made for n reoouht Of the vote cast IL
the district. TIE recount was granted
by the Courts. and In every ballot boz
exep. two the recount agreed exactl,
with the original counts, but In thes
two changes we're made thai turned
Mr.. II sines' msj ri y Of As into 16 ma
joriiy for Mr.. Turley, the Democratic
candidate. The bupgling manner II
which this change was effected shoal,
be sufficient to rule 1t cut OF consisera
tIon with the utmost dlsguss. Upon 6
RsIuNlican tickets the name OF Nj
Haines vas s,rA.ched off with lea
pencil ard tho name o, Mr.. rurle
written On them, evidently with tn
same pencil and All in the same hand
writing. The eigh; election inspector
In these two districts, FIVE OF whor
were Democrats, all swore that th
original return was correct. Mr.. Haine,
vote was the same that other Republl
cans On the ticket got, but st!ll heI
were 81 tickets with Mr.. n sines' nam
scratched If with q lead pencil az
Mr.. Tur!ey's put op-.bese inspector
overlooked when they made the orig
nal recount, II We believe tho recon,
10 correct.
What makes the fraud more pla!
and palpsble is the fact thai every ma
who voted for II .ines il still living, an
they have made sA1davlts that the
voted for him, and the nu n Der oil then
S35, corresponds exactly with the orig
nal return. The evidence for Eaine
honest election Is without flaw, and Il
Dem ocratic frsnd 70 ehea. him out
his seat and gain vote for A bbett
DEMONSTRATED beyond question. IL
rad HAT the two men VINO are attemp
ed to be- thrust into the Legislature 0
fraud are 80 disgusted with the situ
tion that they will not attemps to clai
their seats. II Is certain that IL tn,
arc honest men they will not attem
to take seats that clearly do not b
long to them. Itthey do not take the
seats Governor A bbett will have to G
one a. least of the two Labor votes
secure his election. It is said that u
labor members are both distinguish,
for honesty II they are strictly no
est their high sense OF honor will n
permit them to vote for o man wi
would sid scheme to detraud two r
puhi ,an members out OF their sea
that he might profit by the fraud
We viii not believe, at least until '
see II, that Such bold scheme OF fral
viii sacceed Ia a State noted for Its /
II xible adherence to law and gener
honesty.
The EFFICIENCY OF our ire depal
ment was again illustrated last nigh
Never did men WORK more heroically
rave property with no reward IN vie
except the con sciousness OF duty W,
psrfor ned We defy the paid A re d